Biden-advised commission says federal law should require “opt-in” consent; change would disrupt $370-billion advertising industry

Feb 26, 2022 | governance, Privacy Beat, regulation

  Biden-advised bipartisan commission says federal law should require “opt-in” data consent; result would disrupt $370-billion advertising industry Online companies should by law have to get “opt-in” permission to collect, share, disclose or use personal data,...

Biden-advised commission says federal law should require “opt-in” consent; change would disrupt $370-billion advertising industry

Feb 26, 2022 | governance, Privacy Beat, regulation

  Biden-advised bipartisan commission says federal law should require “opt-in” data consent; result would disrupt $370-billion advertising industry Online companies should by law have to get “opt-in” permission to collect, share, disclose or use personal data,...

Facebook and Mozilla propose alternative to browser control of ad measurement and privacy; LMC’s NewsPassID reports pilot results

Feb 12, 2022 | advertising, governance, identity, privacy, Privacy Beat, technology

Facebook and Mozilla propose alternative to browser control of ad measurement and privacy; LMC’s NewsPassID reports pilot results   TO VIEW A CLEANER FORMAT — WITH IMAGES — OF THIS WEEK’S PRIVACY BEAT USE THIS LINK.   A fundamental...

Google “Topics”: Why should browser control? Is the IRS outsourcing identity authentication?

Jan 26, 2022 | advertising, governance, identity, Privacy Beat, tracking

Google “Topics”: Why should browser control? Is the IRS outsourcing identity authentication? Privacy Beat Your weekly privacy news update. VIEW IN YOUR BROWSER   Assessing the Google “Topics” targeting pivot; why should dominant Chrome browser be in...

Ad-tech industry struggles to agree on privacy enforcement for email-based identifiers; leads debate over CPRA

Dec 21, 2021 | advertising, governance, identity, Privacy Beat, technology

Ad-tech industry struggles to agree on privacy enforcement for email-based identifiers; leads debate over CPRA Privacy Beat Your weekly privacy news update. VIEW IN YOUR BROWSER Ad-tech industry struggles to agree on privacy enforcement for email-based identifiers;...

Two key scholars, Zuboff and Hartzog say individual control is not capable of fixing Big Tech privacy abuses without governance

Nov 15, 2021 | governance, legal, privacy, Privacy Beat, regulation

Two key scholars, Zuboff and Hartzog say individual control is not capable of fixing Big Tech privacy abuses without governance Privacy Beat Your weekly privacy news update. VIEW IN YOUR BROWSER Two key scholars, Zuboff and Hartzog, in updated analyses, say individual...